The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-08
THE C0UNTY'S BOARD
IN REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION

IN REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION
Passes Upon the Committee Reports ani
Other Matters Coming Iiefore lt..James
Creighton Reelected Superintendent
OF The Poor House and Farm.
Tho Board Of County Commandment
mot in regular monthly session at the
Public Building yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, disposed Of all tho routine busi.
ness coming before It in tho shapo OF the
usual monthly committee reporte, conaidor.
ed several special mnttera and adjourned
at ! 1880 o'clock. This b~uBiness.like way
Of transacting the county's business Is In
decided contrast with the old Boards
mode; II would have devoted an entire
day to the matters considered yenterday
and even then, possibly, not have gotten
through. The change Is n very gratifying
one.
All the members were present yester-
| day when President ,Gruae raped Tor or.
der. Tho minutes OF previous meetings
were read and approved.
At tho Inst meeting Mr.. Speidel offered
an ordinance amending the ordinance on
rules 30 as TO provide that The atanding
committees on Poor House and Farm and
Court House and Jail should each consist
Of five members instead OF three az origi.
nally appointed. At that meeting 1t YVES
laid over until tho February meeting. II
was taken up as unfinished business, road
the requisite number OF timep and adopt
cd. Messra. ], W. Myles and Frank Gruae
we're then added by the Board to tho Com
mittee OH Court Houss and. Jail, and
Messrs. W. Fl. Tyler and Joseph Speidel
to that on Poor House and Farm.
Rule q was further amended by provid-
ing that all standing committees should
be appointed, subject to the approval and
confirmation OF The Board, by a committee
consisting OF the President aud two NOM
bers Of the Board md that all special or
select committees shall BIO appointed by
tho President subjcct to tho Boards ap-
prevail. :
The ordinance in relation to the duties
and compensation OF the County Librarian
was, on motion OF Mr.. Speidel amended 60
as to allow that official to draw his salary,
$250per annum, in. monthly installments.
The Committee on Roada and Bridges
reported that Sheriff Hsndlan has return
ed road orders to the following amounts:
Triadelphia district, 1857 81; Liberty .dis.
trict, $3.50 n; Richfand distric., 1929 90;
Richie district, s.; total, Sl,353 81. On
| rn0o y, n, rfIaftn ~ tEn Nnpt,ast4an kt,to
amount was ordered credited 10 the Shor.
III, and BILLS submitted aggregating s2O7 lG,
ordered paid.
The Committee on Court Houso and
Jail recommended the payment OF various
accounts, amounting in oil to $l,534 GS,
which were ordered paid.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm submitted bills against the Poor
House fund 10 the amount OF Sl53 81, and
against the County Poor fund to the
amount Of Sl,GSl So, all OF which were
ordered psia.
The special Finance Committee, con.
sisting Of all tho membeIa-a committee
OF the whole, CO to speak, reported that
Mr.. D. 9. Liat, sr., had handed in his &C.
count Of the bonds and coupons payable
by the county and paid by him during
1856, as follows:
The seven and onc.halt parcenta-Ma1ch
!, paid o. coupons, SS7 80 each, $685.;
September !, paid 81 coupons, S37 50 each,
S3,525.
rho six rercents-Novamber l, paid
two bonds, $1,000 each, $4,000; May l,
paid 81 coupons, $50 each, $3.50; Novom-
her l, paid 81 coupons, $50 each, $3.50.
The four and ono-hsli percenta-No.
yembsr l, paid two bonds, $1,000 each,
$4,000; May i, paid 1G coupons. 500 SO
each, $500; November l, paid 16 coupons,
So so each, $500.
These accounts were approved. County
orders returned by Sheriff uandlan to the
amount Of S24,S5S IS were allowed by the
Board, alao interest on the Hame to the
amount OF S34 Is. Bills to the amount OF
s30S 81 were included in the report and
ordered paid.
On recommendation OF this committee
tho insurance OF $4,000 on the county
library was ordered renewed, and pay
ment OF the bills OF the Barnes Safe and
Lock Company and G. P. Hamilton, archi-
tect, deferred Tor satisfactory reasons.
Ars. Mary Bowman's petition for q 70.
duction OF assessment was referred to the
Board OF Equalization and Appeals.
Levi Bros. were granted a liconne to sell
tobacco aud cigars.
The application Of George E. Boyd, jr.,
to practice Law in this State YVES granted.
A petition from several citizens Of Liber-
ty district for a review OF tho rosd lead
ing from the West Alexander & West
Liberty road neal ]. a. Curtis gate down
Long run to where it interseCts tho Pc.
tomac K West Liberty road, keeping as
near a8 practicable on the location OF the
road now in use, WAS referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
On motion OF Commissioner Nichols it
| was ordered that 7. J. Garden, Supervisor
Of the River road, first division, be
ordered to repair a bridge over the cul-
vert on the side OF the River road at tho
junction Of the Glenn's Run aud Cherry
fill road.
August schuetzuer, Of. Fulton, got forth
that he WIS aggrieved by reason OF tho
repairs medc to Centre street in that cub
urb, it having been raised 60 high aa to
prevent drainage and thereby converted
the ground about his house into o swampy
condition; there wsa appropriated $3.50 to
remedy this.
Commissioner Stein Of the Committee
on Court House and Jail, reported that he
had disposed Of the old effects left in the
old Court House to tho best advantage,
and realized $50 40.
The Bosrd being ready to elect a Super
intendent OF the Poor House and Farm,
applications for the place were read from
James Creighton, IT,. Stanley, Thoma1
Myers, q. S. Thornburgh, George A. Her
vey and - Kennedy. -Four ballots we're
taken; on the last, Creighton, the present
incumbent, received the necessary six
votes. The election ola County Engineer
was postponed.
TIE NEW COURT HOUSE.
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